March 4, 2015
1. Photoshop Assignment #2
Our second Photoshop assignment is going to focus on retouching, repairing and building images of humans. Our goal with these images is to create something that looks unnatural, and the more subtle the better.
Looking at Loretta Lux, we’re going to work on an assignment that incorporates the techniques she uses in her work.
Some websites showing Loretta Lux’s work:
http://www.lorettalux.de/
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0„1955182,00.html
http://modernartobsession.blogs.com/modern_art_obsession/2006/05/loretta_lux_pho.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta_Lux
http://www.aperture.org/loretta-lux.html
I also want us to look at Ino Zeljak. Here’s an article detailing his process and his website.
I also want us to pay attention to those artists doing heavy retouching in Photoshop, like M Seth Jones, Glenn Feron and Greg Apodaca.
5 modified images due at the beginning of class March 30.
For the Monday after spring break: Shoot some images of different people for material to start the project. Remember to keep their poses fairly similar so the blending process will be smoother.
Readings:
Go read about M Seth Jones’s retouching theory.
It will help you immensely.
Here’s another article about him.
And another.